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Jacko P.A.: Michael, Sheik Brothers From Another Mother (E! Online)

E! Online - Michael Jackson's latest court battle keeps getting weirder. And he hasn't even shown up yet.

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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce (AP)

AP - After the wedding in a Scottish castle, the mansion on a green English estate and the drinks in their own pub, Madonna and Guy Ritchie's eight-year marriage ended in a dreary London courtroom.

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U.K. band Franz Ferdinand "swings" on 3rd album (Reuters)

Reuters - Franz Ferdinand's 2005 album may have promised "You Could Have It So Much Better," but the sales figures begged to differ -- the band's second album failed to match the transatlantic success of its self-titled predecessor.

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Priests take leap of faith with debut album (Reuters)

Reuters - It's not every day that a music industry executive compares a group of singing clergymen to a superstar rapper.

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New Guns N' Roses album hits stores, a little late (Reuters)

Reuters - The day many rock fans never expected to see in their lifetimes is nigh.

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Punk musician Barker sues over SC plane crash (AP)

AP - Punk musician Travis Barker on Friday sued companies linked to a plane that crashed in South Carolina, injuring him and killing two friends.

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Concert producers rose to challenge of Obama rally (Reuters)

Reuters - November 4 was a historic night for the United States, the city of Chicago and, on another level, for C3 Presents.

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Spears makes unexpected appearance in court (AP)

AP - Britney Spears made another cameo in the midst of her comeback this time at a Los Angeles courtroom.

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Prince slams gay marriage? (Yahoo! Music)

Yahoo! Music - Prince has said that he does not believe that gay marriage is "right."

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Britney Shows Up in Court to Talk Touring (E! Online)

E! Online - Maybe Britney Spears was just waiting for the madness to die down—and the music to get turned up.

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Musicians page through their pasts for book deals (Reuters)

Reuters - As recording artists experiment with all manner of digital media to reach their fans, a few are engaging in a centuries-old practice -- writing books.

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T.I.: Witness to Murder (E! Online)

E! Online - Looks like we might have a clue why T.I. went on a gun-shopping spree that got him in so much doo-doo.

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Duo Xtreme helps fuel rise of urban bachata (Reuters)

Reuters - Every once in a while, urban bachata duo Xtreme will dial up the fans that leave their phone numbers on the group's MySpace page.

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Slash releases video supporting gay marriage (Yahoo! Music)

Yahoo! Music - Guns N' Roses/Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash has released a video in support of gay marriage.

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Rob Zombie assembles box for "Corpses" (Reuters)

Reuters - Assembling the White Zombie boxed set "Let Sleeping Corpses Lie" was "weird" and somewhat bittersweet for band founder Rob Zombie.

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Singer Enya eyes concert stage as "Winter" arrives (Reuters)

Reuters - With her new album off to a strong start, ethereal-voiced Irish singer Enya is considering touring for the first time in her career.

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Billboard CD reviews: Guns N' Roses, Kanye West (Reuters)

Reuters - Grunge. Techno. Boy bands. Both President Bushes. These are just a few of the things Guns N' Roses has improbably outlasted in the 17 (!) years since its last album of original music.

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Singer Laura Pausini welcomes "Early Spring" (Reuters)

Reuters - Laura Pausini is mad, and she's not going to take it anymore.

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Take That 'write a song about Amy Winehouse' (Yahoo! Music)

Yahoo! Music - Take That have written a new song, :How Did It Come To This," which fans are speculating is about the plight of Amy Winehouse.

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Kanye West's new album to debut on MySpace Music (AP)

AP - Add Kanye West to the list of artists previewing their new CDs on MySpace Music.